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St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17
by 4 SOUTHERN GIRL.

ladies of the Confederacy during the last
years of the war?
The exigencies of the time were great,
for the outside resources Of the South
slim at the start, if one will recall the
small number of manufactures to be
found in that sCctiOn-were dwindllng
fast away, and often such supplies as
could be developed at home and among
families were the only ones that could
be relied upon.
These supplies included articles of
every nature, from food and clothing for
the family down to toys for the children.
The question of dress became a per-
picked one after all ports were block
AIDED bv Northern vessels and all frontier
posts were held by Northern troops and
woman's wit was severely taxed in order
to make good appearance from the ma
terial at her command.
An occasional fashion journal, how
ever, as we'll as dresses, bonnets, shoes,
&C., would be smuggled through the
lines or run the bockade," and sight
of these interesting and fabulously high
priced articles, bringing glimpses of
that outer world from which she was
so completely hedged in, only served as
an incentive for further achievements,
and to furnish models from which to
fashion homemade garments. For in
stance, my little four-year-old sister
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17

The Experience of Frenchman on an
English Railway.

Those persons who take mischievous de-
light in altering the notices in railway car
rages are sometimes responsible for not lit
tie inconvenience and good deal of irrita-
ton One of the most favorite changes is to
convert "Wait until the train steps" into
"Wait until the rain stops" One rainy day
recently, according to a contemporary, a
French gentleman, making his first visit to o
London, took ticket on the Underground
Railway from Kings Cross to Praed street.
He travelled in a carriage where the usual
notice had been altered as above. He looked,
and looked again, but, determined to be sur
prised at nothing, held his peace. Arriving
at Praed street he called porter, asked him
if it was still raining, and was told Yes
The same question received and the same
answer at every station, and if his ticket had
not been examined at High street, Kensing-
ton, and the mistake discovered, he might
have gone round and round the circle till
night.-Rai!pay Meas.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17
BIRDS AS SIGNS OF FORTUNE.
The Part the Feathered Sonssters Have
Played in History.

Swallows were regarded as sign of good
luck on shore but the bird-nature was strong
in these graceful creatures. A reputation for
virtue troubled them, and SO they went to
work to cultivate an evil name amongst
mariners. Cleopatra, on seeing a swallow
on the masthead of her vessel. turned her
back upon the ship and fatty refused to sail
in her. The wren seems to have had more
kindly disposition. A Manx author tells us
that the fishermen of the Isle of Man will
not go to sea without taking one Of those
birds with them. The bird, it seems, must
be dead it is the little corpse that averts the
storm and holds the fair wind blowing.
Their tradition is of sea spirit that haunted
the herring track, attended always by storms,
and at last assumed the figure of wren and
flew away, 50 that they think when they
have a dead wren with them all is snug
1t is on record that a small land-bird flew
on board the Vanguard, Nelson S flagship,
at the battle of the Nile, and was hailed as a
happy omen. What sort of bird this was we
are not told. 1t might have been wren it
certainly was not raven. The we'll known
triplet, ''To see one raven IS lucky, It's true,
but it S certain misfortune to ight upon two,
and meeting with three is the devil,' finds
confirmation in Sir Walter SCOTS experience,
who also has something to tell us about the
malignant influences of the magpie. The
great novelist was riding in a stage-coach
with a seaman, who suddenly exclaimed,
81 wish we may have good luck on our
Journey: there is a magpie Sir Walter
asked him what he meant, on which Re- re-
piled that one magpie bodies ill-luck, and that
three are the very devil itself; that he never
saw three magpies but twice, and once he
nearly lost his ship and afterWard he fell off
his horse and was badly hurt.-EIchamge
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17
Some Honest Admissions.

The Rev. Joseph Parker D. D., finds tl1e tne
United States too big for him, so ne has1ens tens
back to England. He said the other o4h 4ho .
'My constitution is utterly lnadeq uale 10 iIe be
strain upon the system Of these intermlnaoie
Journeys. The hour after hour IN sleepelft ~
the vast distances, the endless successioi had ~
bye by geniiUthese SGi % appai me and weigh upon
| am appalled,, amazed, oppressed by TINS
wonderful country. y."-Etchange.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17
Ali Sins journal.

In San Francisco there are four Journals
regularly published in Chinese characters.
of $500 copies. According to the Chinese
method good printer can print 400 sheets a
day Five days work are required to get
out an edition of 900 copies. The journals
are printed with black ink upon sing ge sheets
of white paper, except on the Chinese new
year, when the printing is done with red ink
or uDOn red paper,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17
A Warming.

Last Thursday a man fell off a vessel ly-
ing in the Harlem river. His mate ran to
the side and yelled out
Can yez swim, Pat?'
''N-no, sputtered Pat.
''Thin be jabers, kape your head abb e
wather till the boat comes till yez, ur
veil be dhrOWnedi'
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17
One to Eleven.

The United States has a standing army OF Of
. 200 officers and "a, 236 men. AS TINS Is
only one officer for every eleven hen, Ino
figures show how painfully weak our aiin'
is in officers. rs.-E1chdnge.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17

gret to state that never hear any h1en-
ton of the Confcderacy but straightWay
springs up in my mind a very vivid rec
objection of that black, clOying and lily
refined molasses Parched rye and
'goober' peas (peanuts) were used by
some for coffee, but sweet potatoes, cut
in cubes, dried in the oven and then
ground, seemed to be regarded with the
| highest favor as a substitute. Dried
raspberry leaves were used for tea.
Wheat became so scarce that biscuit,
light bread and cake made from flour
were esteemed the greatest delicacics,
and for time, near the close of the war,
flour was so rare in our section that
the only dish we could devise for my
invalid mother was a 'panada," made
Of hard-tack ifar inferior in quality
to that of the Northern sOldiery),
softened with boiling water and sweet
ened with a morsel of our small and
precious store of sugar. This small
quantity of sugar and a pound of tea
my father found great difficulty in pro-
curing, and for them he paid the sum of
$3.50.
Money had deprecated to wonderful
extent, and prices were so high that a cut
of the period represented a lady going to
shop with small basket upon her arm
with which to bring home the purchased
articles, while little negro boy trundled
wheelbarrow load of Confederate
money at her side with which to pay for
them.
The subject of lights was another with
which it was found difficult to contend.
Tallow was used freely during the first
years of the war; old candle -molds were
brought out from their hiding places and
put to use, and "tallow dips" became as
familiar to us as they had been to our
toretathers. But the source of supply
for these lights of other days" soon be-
came exhausted, and woman's ingenuity
was again put to the test Lard also had
been in frequent use, and favorite light
was saucer or can filled with this
melted substance wherein tloated burn
my sycamore pall. H. 100, was growing
scarce, however, and new material must
be evolved.
Several things were tried, but a mix
ture of beeswax and resin was found
best OF them all. Through this mixture,
when melted, a long coil of candle-wick-
ing was drawn again and again until
thoroughly coated. and in order TO make
tins coating even several persons stood
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17
Pressing Matters.

Ada-Does your beau really love you, do
you think, dear?
Ella-Oh, my. yes! Why, he's perfect |
grizzly in one spect.-E'rchange.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-12-17

IN a row holding the wick
Ing at short intervals, and
shaping the wax upon it as it
passed through their hands.
The position of greatest honor
and difficulty in this under
taking was conceded to be
the one next to the pan con-
tanning the heated melted
mixture.
When cold, this waxen rope
was wound, row after row,
around a bottle, with the free
end put through strip of
tin with a hole in it, in order
to hold it upright. These
candles gave forth a meagre
but a steady light. "Candle-
making bees were quite the
style, and young ladies and
their military beaux "on leave
managed to extract a great
deal of merriment from them
The refreshments were usu-
ally fruit and peanuts.
A light for sick-rooms con-
sisted of a scrap of paper cut
like miniature foolscap and
set in saucer of lard. When
the point of this little cap
was we'll oiled and lit it gave
forth sufficient illumination
to see a watch, or drop medi-
cine by. Before lard became
so scarce lady friend of ours
Illuminated her house beauti-
fully for an evening party with
these tiny jets of flame. She
borrowe wine
glasses from far
a n q near, con-
verted them into
IWR these little lamps
Me and placed them
~ in pyramids on
mantels, brackets
and all available
places. The effect
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BELFAST.

August ed, 1857.
John Frump's youngest child is not expected
to live.
But few from here attended the SpArgur
Reunion.
Belfast was we'll represented at May Hill
celebration Saturday.
John williamson, Of Harshaville, visited his
brother Armsted last Sunday.
Rev. E. @. Pollard and wife spent part Of last
week with Mrs. P.'s mother ct Manchester.
Miss Tinny Hixson WAS visiting friends at
Leesburg last week and attended the Institute.
Messrs. +. G. PArrett and VIM. e. Diehl, Of
Mowrytown, were the guests Of J. g. 0slbreath
last Sabbath.
R. 8. Hamilton and wife, Of Newport, Adams
county, spent Friday night last With Mr.. H.
brother John.
Esq. W. o. Murphy and wife spent Saturday
night and Sunday with the formers sister in
Adams county.
Mr.. John Devoss and family. Of Paintsrsville,
Greene county, visited Mrs. Devoss' parents
here tho past week.
Miss Monte Truit, who has been spending
the summer with her uncle, Rev. Pollard, re-
turned to her home this week at Manchester.
Mr.. Newton Mcclure after Q few dayS' illness,
passed peacefully away last Thursday, and wai
buried In the Co.'S cemetery Friday. He leaves
wife and Eve small children.
Rev. Helt, President of the Hillsboro
Female College. will preach here next
Sunday at eleven O'Clock, and Rev. Pollard will
preach his farewell sermon for this conference
year at night.
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LyNCHBURa.

August 22d. 1881.
We have hsd abundance of rain the psst
week.
Town talk ss,s We ere going !" have another
saloon.
Mrs zslia L,ddsll, o' Cincinnati, Il visiting
relatives here.
The family cf John fupicn 'a-s oil down
with the meas!cs
Harry Cleveland is hons fem Kentucky on
q Wait to his mother.
d. K. Hsrvey, Of Milf'rd, was Ia town
Thursday Of last week.
Mr.. william Mcr.ane, Of Kentucky, was visit
ing his brother Il. A, last week.
II. N. Henderson and W. l.. Stautner spsn,
Thursday at the Wilmington fair.
G. e. Dixon and wife, Of New Vienna, were
visiting J. W. Henderson on Friday.
James W. Bobbitt left Thursday for Michigan
10 spend the hay fever season among the lakes
The commissioners on the LynchburH aud
Allensburg pike made q survey Of the road
last week.
J. W. Henderson left Monday morning te
attend the grand lodge OF the A. o. U. W. al
Cleveland.
Misses vada Murphy and Ida Roush returned
Saturday from LeesburR, where they had beer
attending the Teachers Institute.
A. M. Garroutte is exhibiting patent forct
pump on the street. Some Of our citizens Or,
replacing their old pumps with II.
Tho contract for building the new school
house in sub.district Nos, Clark township Gin
ton county, was awarded to Owen West.
Mr.. @. r. Hathaway, recent graduate O.
the National Normal School at Lebanon, 4
spending few days with former friends here
Rev. L. M. Davis was called to Olermon
county last Saturday to attend . funeral. Dr.
Fulton filled his appointment at Dodsonvill
on Sunday.
Jesse Dudley, while cutting the weeds out o
the road In the swamps west OF town one de.
last week, caught fve rattlesnakes. He ha
preserved them alive and bxs them in box
He will probably have them on exhibition .
| the Martinsville fair.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Real Estate.
&C. Parks VS.. John M Parker ct al. High
land County Court OF Common Pleas. Case
M AhA

&C. Parks VS.. John M. Parker ct al. High.
land County Court OF Common Pleas. Case
No. 1854.
ALIAS ORDER OF SALE.
In pursuance OF an order issued from the
Court Of Common Pleas within and for the
County of Highland and State of Ohio, made
at the April term thereof A. D. 1887, and to
me directed will offer for sale at public
auction at the door of the Court House, In
the town of Hillsboro, on
Saturday, September 10, A. d. 1887,
At lL o'clock pm. OF said day tie follewine
described real estate, tO.vit:
Situate in Highland county, State Of Ohio
and In the tewn of HillsbOr0, being part OF
out-lot No. 81, as the same is Z nown and des-
ignated on the recorded plat of said town OF
Hillsborough, Ohio, beginning at the north.
west corner of q tract Of land sold by A. b
Evans to James Dill OF the date of May 6th
1858; ; thence an easterly course with the
south line of Walnut street In said town AZ.
ty-eight (58) feet to q stake thence parable
with the western line OF said lot about l8{
feet to an alley Is feet in width, equal dis
tance between Walnut street western di
ction So feet to an alley -fee wide; thencl
with the eastern line of said alley o northern
direction about l98 feet to the beginning.
Said premises has been appraised at $500
and can not sell for less than two.th' 'rds o.
said appraisemeDt.
Terms of sale-Cash on day Of sale.
H. q. DAWSON,
Sheriff Highland County, Ohio.
Oltn J. Ross, Attorney.
August 4th, 1887.
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| REMEDY.

SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Having struggled 70 years between life and
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was compelled during the last years OF my
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Id B. rasPA 1R Asthma 20 Sss sss: oasS Your meal
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q. O. Plimpson, Joliet, H., writes: Send
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II your druggist fails 10 keep II do not permit
him TO sell you some worthless imitation By
his representing Il 10 be just a good, but send
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Real Estate.
Ida NJ. Gall VS.. John W. Gall ct al. High.
land County Court OF Com mon Pleas. Case
No. 4485.

Ida NJ. Gall vs; John y. Gall ct Al. High.
land County Court OF Com mon Pleas. Case
No. 4a85.
ORDER OF SALE IN PARTITION
Court Of Common Pleas within and for the
County of Highland and State of Ohio. made
st the April term thereof A. D. 1887, and
ssosson 20 ss e.: Of The Gours
the town of Hillsboro, on
Saturday, September 10, A. d. 1887,
Al l O'Clock p. m. Of said day, the follow.
ing described real estate. tO-wtt:
Situate in the County OF Highland and
creek. and boundei and described as fol.
Fir:t Tract-situa,e on the waters OF
No. 1886; beginning at two. white oaks
thsnce south one hundred and two poles 70
@ snd sxO wSs .na ss ps::
IL the line Of Georse Reed thence vest II
@ sSsnes g Win ii: line south Is poles 10 three
tree !: ihsnos n. 10. W. So poles 70 . red osL
::n: :s.n.. p~iss II. line eighty sole. e;
beginning, coptainins one hundred and nifty
ssconS nd Tract-s,tuate ON the waters OF
Brush Creek. part Of John Grshams survey
No. aS06, and bounded a. follows: Beginning
Il stone 10 the line of the land Of Gsorge
land thence e. 65 poles TO Q sycamore
thence \. l2o 40. VS. poles to . sugartree
thence N. 72o 80, e. "A poles TO mulberry
and white oak |; thence g. $50. w. 10 poles Ia
q stone; thence 8. l2o, w. poles to st me
In the line of Peter Hughes' survey thence
west with his line 81 poles to Q white oak
thence south l02 poles to white oak and
line of Michael Yankey thence north l02
poles to the bsEinnins, containing sixty
Third Trsct-situats ON the waters OF
Brush Greek, part OF John Graham 3 survey
No. 8S85. and bounded and described as fol.
bank of Middle Fork Creek thence =. l0o
h. l8 poles TO q stone; thence .. S2o. w. 731z
poles 10 stone; thence N. 64Z poles to Z
stone thence 8. 10, e. poles to stone
thence n 20o, e. II poles TO Q stone thence
=. 10, =. COX poles to = stone, containing In
all forty.tWO oores Of land.
Raid premises he's been appraised at-Firs'
araet at - 100. second tract at e000 third tract
at q ~, and cannot sell for less than two
thirds Of said eppraisement.
Ahoye deseribsd property TO be sold fret
Terms OF sals-One. third cash on day o.
ssle. one third In one year and ons.third II
two yeaIs, the deferred payments TO beal
interest from day OF sale and 10 be secured
BY mortgage ON the premises.
Sheriff Highland County, Ohio.
Oebruin HOGsett, Atty's.
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UNION COLLEGE.

Miss Lily Esnderson, Of Noble, ILL.,, il visiting
relatives In this community.
Misses Alice and Louie Doushoo, Of George.
town, are visiting friends near Tsylorsvills.
Several Of our young School teachers took ir
the Instituts ct Lsssburg Thursday and Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennington we're thl
happy recipients Of . boy baby few days ago
Elder Hopis, Of Pomeroy, Meigs county, ID
dressed the congregation ct Union 6aturda!
night.
Elder J. T. Crawford, Of Msrtinsville, VII
commence se' ies Of meetings at Union 6at
urdsy.
Mr.. Charles Sonner and Miss Kitty Hstchel
visited friends near Willettsville Saturday sni
Sunday.
Messrs. J. p. Ruble and e. G. Fender wer,
the guests Of NJ. z. L. Brittop, at Willsttsvill'
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Wonderful Cures.

". d. Hoyt 4 Co., wholesale and retail
druggists Of Rome, Ga, ny: We have bsen
selling Dr.. Kings New Discovery, Electrie
BittsTs and Buckleu's Arniea 6alvs for tWo
years. Have never handlsd remedies that ell
g veil OF give sueh universal satisfactlOn.
There have bssa some wonderful eurss eAectsd
Of pronounoed consumption hsys ben entirely
cured ky uss Of fe1 bottlss d Dr.. Kings
New Discovery, taken In connection With Eleo-
trie Httsrs. We guarantee than alveya
Sold by 0eybort & Go.
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DUKE OF FRANCE

Will stand for the service Of mares until Nov.
|. ut my stables in New Boston. Highland Co.
Description and PEDIGREE.-Dukeo Of
France is OF pure French Norman blood
stands 1G15 hands high, weighs TOO lbs, with
hne style and action, good bone and foot,
splendid body; fine dapplo gray in color,
with white name aud TAIL and can show four
minute gait on the road. He was foaled May
|, 1877, and imported BY g.. F. Gonch 10 1879.
Sired by Duke H. 1916, by Monte W., by
Piereld VIII, by Henry TX. 1902. by Millard
1878. Dam, Donzime, by Trieeem 1915, by
~ Septine, by Seymour 1A62. by. Sinquiem
1884, registered in French Stud-book, 1878.
TERMS.-3l5 to insure mare in Soal. Per-
sons parting with mare before known to be
in foal, forfeits insurance. All possible care
will be taken TO prevont accidents, but ! will
not be responsible should any occur. Mares
must be brought regularly, and tried every
twenty-one days. Persons parting with mares
before eleven months, forfeit the Insurance.
money. Parties bringing diseased mare tc
my stable will be held responsible for damages
Money TO Re due as soon as maresar known X
be in foal, or parted with. A lien on colts, 90
cording to law, until money is paid.
REUBEN P. GROVE, New Boston, o. Dallas P.O
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& the Children. They are es.
SNSS pecially liable to sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough.
etc. We guarantee Ackers English
Remedy positive cure. It saves
hours Of anxious watching. Sold by
Garrett Bros, druggists.
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby. given that q petition
Of Highland County, at their next session, !,
Sept. s, A. d. 1887. praying for the vacation
Of q part OF county road on the following
said read crosse the Hillsboro and Dreamer
Free Turnpike No. IS. where the lands OF
Phillip Hansboro, e. L. Overman and l.. d.
Crute corners, thence in Q southerly direct.
lon through the lands of l.. D. Crute, to the
corner of The lands of Lena Nelson and Luke
Anderson state Road, being q distance Of
about seventy rods.
L. ID. CRUTE AND OTHERS.
Aug. lat. A. ID. 1887.
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Active, Pushing and Reliable.

Seybert 4 Go. can always be relied upon to
carry in stock the purest and best goods, and
sustain the ,epgtstion Of being eStivs, push
with we'll established merit. and such q are
popular. Having the agency for the cele-
brstsd DR.. Kings New Discovery for C0nsump-
tion, Colds and Coughs. will ED II on . posi-.
tive guarantee II viii surely cure any and
every aaectioa Of throat, lung. cr chest, and
and Ret . trial bottle free.
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BNes snss s1os: az sr f'sssss ssasslss ss'ids ris
Windy Collie, Teething Pains. o!
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved
at once By using Acker's Baby 6oother.
Il contains no Opium or Morphine,
hence il safe. Price 26 cents. Sold by
Garrett Bros, druggists.
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N c\ro~>o Blood Elixir il the only
NSNOS . Blood Remedy guaran-
teed II 10 . positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. Npufi6es the
whole system, and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgic pains. We guarantee It.
Garrett Bros, druggists.